KVS Tool: Version 7.5.0: [Availability/GA] New Method For Regular Availability
 

A new Regular Availability Method [Availability/GA] has been added to the KVS Tool.

KVS Tool V7.5.0 is now available for download from the KVS Tool Homepage.

The new [Availability/GA] Method replaces the [Availability/FS] Method (as that Engine no longer exists) and has the following advantages:

Would you mind sharing which site it scrapes? My flightstats scraper no longer works (of course) and GTC looked like a bit of a PITA.

Thanks KVS your v7.5.0 with the GA method is working fine.

Let's hope Mr GA is happy about this too.

Praise God!
 

I see with the new download, KVS now shows revenue fare class availability for Delta again. How they do it, I don't care and don't wanna know.

I know what KVS is, I know what KVS does, I know that much info can be gotten for free from various sources, but I still subscribe to KVS, because it makes many of my regular searches much more convenient and centralized in an extremely useful tool.

Agreed. It's sort of bizarre the Javert-types who come out of the woodwork to rant against this software. If you don't like it, don't use it.

I get an error.

Is anybody getting this?

Got the same message. Frustrating.
Will send a message to KVS Support to see what this is.

I have the same error L1 as well after upgrade to the latest version. Hopefully they will fix it soon.

Have the same error " Internet Travel network not found" Data error L1 since the new update. Everything worked fine before

New version worked fine for me yesterday, but not this morning ...

You are completely missing the point. It was never a discussion of paying for something which was available for free. It was not a discussion in screen scraping. It was a discussion on KVS asking you to obtain access to a system where you do not have permission to do so to begin with.

FS allowed the general public to sign up. There was no issue with FS having to provide permission/consent for the general public to sign up.

When FS shut down, KVS directed donors to sign up for an account from a "data provider" where it was clear that only those who have actual affiliations to that "data provider" were eligible to have an account. It was also clear that this "data provider" wasn't informed on what was going on or have provided permission for the donors with no affiliations to have accounts.

In some jurisdictions accessing a system without permission could be consider illegal. KVS was offloading that legal risk to you and was knowingly coy about it with the cryptic GTC account enrollment instructions.

The fact that KVS even thought about and actually acted on by asking its donors to take on this legal risk is offensive.

If this ITN provider does not offer general public access, then KVS is continuing with accessing data in a manner incompatible with the account agreement. It's just going to be a matter of time before the data provider KVS selected to connect to figure out what is going on and shut down access. KVS will then try to find another GTC-based provider with a not-so-secure account registration process and repeat this cat-n-mouse game.

I guess the owners of the new data source that was being misused figured it :eek:ut.

Same for me. Neither Availability (GA or GTC) is working, nor is Fares/PSH. I did not explore any further.

Like others, I know I can find the same info in various places, but I pay for the convenience provided by the KVS Tool. No complaints or concerns (as long as it is working ;))

Do you guys see v7.5.0? I downloaded the latest ver couple times and mine shows 7.4.6.R2?

Also how do I get GTC Membership Credentials (e.g. xyzcorporate/smith)? I searched on KVS website but couldn't figure out :confused:

now it works for me! but i don't see award availability for A3 flights (X class).